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Table 1 Peak plantar pressure at metatarsal heads (kPa)

From: Embracing additive manufacture: implications for foot and ankle orthosis design

   

PPP (SD)

  
 

1st MTH

2nd MTH

3rd MTH

4th MTH

5th MTH

Adjusters lowered

189.4 (14.2)

175.6 (12.3)

138.9 (9.9)

124.6 (11.5)

97.3 (15.2)

Adjusters raised

167.5 (26.7)

152.7 (13.4)

126.9 (9.9)

133.8 (32.5)

100.8 (27.8)

P-value

0.025

<0.001*

0.007*

0.368

0.702

  1. PPP peak plantar pressure; SD Standard deviation; MTH metatarsal head.
  2. * Statistically significant difference.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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